# 1270 PB - 1965 5c Robert Fulton
5¢ Robert Fulton & Clermont
City: Clermont, NY
Quantity: 116,140,000
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Giori press
Perforations: 11
Color: Black and blue
Birth Of Robert Fulton
From a young age, Fulton showed a great talent for art. After his father died, he moved to Philadelphia and painted portraits and landscapes and provided technical drawings for houses and machinery to provide for his mother and siblings. While in Philadelphia, he met Benjamin Franklin and several businessmen who encouraged him to travel to Europe to further his art training.
In early 1815, Fulton was walking home on the frozen Hudson River when one of his friends fell through the ice. Fulton rescued his friend, but was soaked in the cold water and caught pneumonia. He then contracted tuberculosis and died on February 24, 1815, in New York City.
5¢ Robert Fulton & Clermont
City: Clermont, NY
Quantity: 116,140,000
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Giori press
Perforations: 11
Color: Black and blue
Birth Of Robert Fulton
From a young age, Fulton showed a great talent for art. After his father died, he moved to Philadelphia and painted portraits and landscapes and provided technical drawings for houses and machinery to provide for his mother and siblings. While in Philadelphia, he met Benjamin Franklin and several businessmen who encouraged him to travel to Europe to further his art training.
In early 1815, Fulton was walking home on the frozen Hudson River when one of his friends fell through the ice. Fulton rescued his friend, but was soaked in the cold water and caught pneumonia. He then contracted tuberculosis and died on February 24, 1815, in New York City.